Crónica’s summer afternoon

Next Saturday at Matéria Prima and Artes em Partes, Crónica will present its new series of promotional postcards — illustrated by Jorge Colombo (above), José Cardoso, Pedro Nora and Luis Urculo — while selling all its releases at very special (and very fresh) prices. We’ll also celebrate something like the end of an era, as …

“Ification” reviewed by Textura

Pure’s Ification is an oft-unsettling stylistic travelogue whose range extends far beyond the backyard. Uncompromising experimental electronic workouts sit side-by-side with modern classical and cinematic soundscaping in the Berlin-based artist’s collection. Since 1992, Peter Votava has issued more than thirty CDs and vinyl releases of solo and collaborative works under different aliases, with Ification arriving …

“Berlin Backyards” reviewed by Textura

Obviously Aubry’s idea of a typical Berlin backyard isn’t a quiet and peaceful haven one retreats to as a respite from the noise of the city but instead a place where loud, industrial machinery churns relentlessly. Such equipment—air conditioners, trash compactors, recycling containers, electric power stations, all of which keep the city running—exhales convulsively like …

Netlabels & News reviews “Compilation Works 1996-2005”

Si ya los propios estilos musicales son polémicos y discutibles en cuanto a su exactitud y alcance, resultando la mayoría de las veces solo vagas y aproximadas etiquetas orientativas; hay un debate que todavía va mas allá: ¿que puede considerase música y que ruido? La pregunta es mas compleja de lo que puede parecer, ya …